Thanking Those Who Pave the Way in Special Needs Parenting

Thanking Those Who Pave the Way in Special Needs Parenting

“Tis the season for giving thanks,” as they say. Alas, for many families living with disability, the holiday season can be a hard time to muster gratitude. My husband, Larry, and I admit struggling over the years with our attitudes from Thanksgiving through New Years....
WRIM Welcomes New Friend & Executive Director

WRIM Welcomes New Friend & Executive Director

As co-founders of WRIM, Larry and I have the privilege of introducing Misty Harper-Anderson to you by way of a short video and then a blog interview you can read below. We think you will quickly see why the entire Board and Ministry Team are so pleased and excited to...
Caregiving Dad Learns to Celebrate Wins!

Caregiving Dad Learns to Celebrate Wins!

Once September rolls around in the Haynes household, there is one thing you can guarantee will happen, and no, it is not the kids going back to school. The fall is about football here. Football on Saturday, football on Sunday after church, even football on Monday and...
Pivotal Markers 2022: A Caregiver’s Year of Faith

Pivotal Markers 2022: A Caregiver’s Year of Faith

Happy new year and congratulations, caregiving friends! You made it through another year! What you do to serve your family, honors God. He needs you to do some heavy lifting. But it has not gone unnoticed by Him. The truth that God sees each one of us individually and...
When Caregiving Life Resembles a Stinky Stable

When Caregiving Life Resembles a Stinky Stable

It’s a most wonderful, busy, festive, overwhelming, exciting, disappointing, pressure-packed, beautiful, tense, fun, vulnerable time of the year! Yes, this is Christmastime. And for families already living with extra challenges, the holidays are ripe for a mess of...
Pivotal Markers in My Faith History for 2021

Pivotal Markers in My Faith History for 2021

I’m excited to reflect with you today on a year-end tradition I enjoy. Every December, I ask God to show me scriptures that defined, repositioned or grew my faith and relationships in that year. There are certain Bible verses that developed relevance for me in...